Jim Collins | jimcollins205.org
Jim Collins | jimcollins205.org
Jim Collins is seeking reelection to the Elmhurst School District 205 board with the message that it’s time for everyone’s return.
"We need to acknowledge that in the past year only one case of virus transmission has been found to have occurred in our schools," Collins told the North Cook News.”We need to get all of our kids back into their classrooms ASAP. The Harvard School of Public Health has determined that three feet of social distancing is safe for kids, especially for kids wearing masks.”
One of six candidates vying for three seats on the board, Collins argues the focus needs to be on the students as never before. He lists his short-term goals as assessing the learning deficit each student has suffered over the life of the COVID-19 crisis and his longer-term goals as developing a lesson plan for each student to address that shortcoming.
“Our students also rely on their extra-curricular activities for their social and emotional well-being,” added the retired Wells Fargo Securities, Markets Division managing director. “We need to get them back on our sports fields and into their extracurricular activities ASAP."
Finally, Collins said what’s best for students has to come ahead of all other concerns.
"Our staff members are adults,” he said. “Each staff member should make that decision with advice from their personal physician. However, once the vaccine is available to our staff, we need to get back into classrooms full time."
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